Legal Opinion
King v. Olympic Pipe Line Co.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 26, 2000No. 46682-8-IPublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
Whether to stay civil proceedings to protect a party’s Fifth Amendment rights when parallel criminal proceedings are pending is a matter within the sound discretion of the trial court. No previous Washington decision has set forth the competing interests to be balanced in making such determinations. Having done so, we remand for rehearing. We also address an alternative request for a protective order under CR 26(c).
FACTS
Olympic Pipeline Company (Olympic) operates a buried pipeline through which flows gasoline, diesel fuel, and jet fuel. On June 10, 1999, the pipeline ruptured, spilling…
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